A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12 hours to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D,W) 200 mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Enter numerical value only.)

The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver 200 mL/hr. Although the medication dosage is 400 mg, the infusion pump rate is determined by the total volume of the IV fluid (including the medication) and the desired infusion time. In this case: Total volume of IV bag (D,W): 200 mL Infusion time: 1 hour Since the medication is already diluted in the 200 mL bag, the entire volume needs to be delivered over the course of the hour. Therefore, the nurse should program the pump to deliver the full 200 mL of the solution at a rate of: 200 mL / 1 hour = 200 mL/hr